Server always times out when I attempt DB dump

[Smartin]

This has never been a problem before, and now in the last few days every time I try a backup, it freezes at just over 1mb downloaded.

Am I the only one with this problem? I've been doing this for over a year now, and this is the first problem I've encountered with it.

[Steve Machol]

That's a server issue.

Note: The only consistently reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeout errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_backup

Restore:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore